Uptown man killed in crash

October 18, 2008

A 25-year-old Chicago man was killed in a crash early this morning on Interstate Highway 90, according to Illinois State Police.

Roman Iljins, of the 4200 block of North Broadway Avenue, died after his vehicle veered off the road at 2:40 a.m. on eastbound I-90 near Ainslie Street and hit a guardrail and a pole, police said. There were no other passengers in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved.

Weather and speed were cited as factors in the crash, according to police.